Telegram-herald., 1887-04-19
WILL DEFY THECOURT
The Street Railway Com
panys Notice 70 Council
aglaBIsG The TaIa8 Elal LlM.
The .erk 90 Cemmsaes rocas
Dsspits the Co1rts lnlsaction--
Properly C.spsrs Surprises az
ths 6ola sssas Tsken -
ths Company

Twas sxpertei thst there E91c &c s3as
sxeiEenlsnt aE TIE CozEcil nee; * iasg
n.zEh sud la.l he eiiy ssgis.aiofs would
- Involved ia a lsbass feissiy~ - ssFsef
h4llszy matters FsfiisssssiY resaFilus ne
esnssruelion sf tks Chefry-st. Hns. n5.ea
IS Already n ihs iLross Of alisatioa. fhe-s
Eas a .aIze as.eoiaRcs el eitissns. msst q
Ea0m are property osssFs ca tAs roate Of
tie proposed us* hns - ths fhifd Ward.
Anons the attendants Eefe n0aeed ". 4.
scgibnsr Il. e. Luce. - L. ATsFy. Geo +.
Pessy y ). Guns. John P4staa. j.. PsesE
o.aau toseDa Reuny = r iai, John Nc
infyre. Z. - Hor1eG. fl-s. Al. Iecx. aat
aang osher. IheT expected 4 e)BtroFe4sy.
ant A. ne session proved a tanss s'falf. K
. a eFs,tlt 90 their patience thar they re
MINED rgesent aae sleAlllet ~ ~ lfg
roat'ne q resaizr business until stl9usn
Hent
The MAYOR called order AZ fhs appointed
hour snd the ns.sia ness Of tae even ~ c0m-
meucei sigh sat mission Of the plans Tor
1all tngs 70 b. erected On Lolis-al " Eos
Ter stevens q CO. By G. Hartman % tue
eorler 81 Fountain and iJala SIS a.s0 spe-
c.deati0ns Of a 5uilfiing 10 oe erected Dy
Riadge. 3ezisch < %. on Pearl street A
Communication from tas street. kal!szy
Company la HllcA tasv assumed tna- tae
Council. aad granted lhsm permission on
January 81 90 clnsiruss lds taeEry-ss line
.nd t1at though sas METor held difsrsag
viek OF their right % 5aild said line IN the
face oI ths resa5ns-rauces sllce niei with
the Council. "a 3 desiring 10 a.. ia the ~
most good faith and courtesy. AMI hoping
tnsf aOtAlng uiy force the company into A
position u seealirg hostility, they declared
L - their pCFposs 70 commence work on
the Chsrryss iiae en- Tgesfay next. was
placed on Die.
Propertf % aeTs on Eris-ss we're granted
PERMISSION g. grade said street az their osn
expense. Won. 7. powefs & son Hsre
granted permission 20 bald ffaue add
tiOn 10 the Michigan iron WOEks oa
Louis -. Properly owners o. S9loaer 81
asked i8at a se ger oe bg }. "a sail street
between sixth aai Foa-th-as. The pe.i-
t.0n Of the trustees Of the Division rect
N. +. caurch asking permission % plaes
new shingie root on sslt c1urcn was Te-
ferred - The Committee oa Baildiags. Tns
city Clerk reported .het tie various Con-
stables elect nsd died their accepiances and
oath Of Ultic9 according t. Law. Place | on
tie.
Residents on Secoui ave- pstiti0nea that
ssi3 street be graded snd grsys.ei between
dranasiliave ani oakheli-ave. Referred.
The Controller report. amounting 10 about
g Coo vas read and srprOvej. The Board
OF Health recommends that al eight inch
tile drain oe laid IN Turnsr-st.. cOmmeac-
Ing l75 ieet north Of the north line Of Wess
B-i lge-st. 10 BE- connected with the West
Bsi5gg-st sever The CoAmi,tee on
Streets rec0mm sndei that The prayer Of the
petitioners tor the IN ProseneIit OF Earle 81
De granted. Carried TIE Committee on
Ordinances submitted an ordinance before
the Councii. as substitute for the ord nance
gr4niing the Grad Rapids Edison Electric
Light Company permission 20 use the
streets. Laid on the table Tor week. The
special COMMITTEES appointed some time
since 70 investigate vsrioas public
bnildings with reference To the compliance
on the part Of the owners Of the same. With
the State iaw relative TO tire protection.
oramended that the Morton, Sweets
Eagle WaTsick, Bird ge Street Park Place
and Clarendon Hotels be provided with al
ditionsl FIRE escapes, aud that rooms not ac-
cessble % the escapes be provided with
rope ladders. also that they provide hand
grenades, pails and ompe.eet night vs. tch-
men. The night watchmanat the E,sls to
be run by water
Adopted
A reso ution hy Aid DeGrasf author ;zing
the City Clerk to advertise for sealed pr\po-
sails from the banking institutions in the
city for the highest rate Of interest obtsina-
Die or the daily balances belonging to The
Citv and for The lowest rate on such tenn
porsry loa.s - the city shall have power to
make, was carried.
The grsiisg and paving Of >orth Division
>, ffOm Wea.thg-age. 10 EaSs Fulton st
was oa motion of AID Dsir8af. made a
necessarv public improvement AID. SIAN
leg submitted a long s0T,le cDmmanics-
ton. % which was appended a resolution
stating thatthe action cf 'hs Council On JsO.
Il las' gave ihs stree, 1a'l Va7 Company the
riz1t t0 builI ths Chsrfg a. line. and that
no further action ny tais Council or tn.
oi'leers or agents o. to- city il afsisab'e ~
necessary "a motion Of Aid. Gre me the
same VA laid On i1s table fIr week
On resolution OF Ala D)an. the Boss1 OF
Public Works Vas rcIIs-'el - establish
t3s grs Il hns on Shaxmut-ave b'fwesn
srsl sht-s' AMI Iud.ana-st aud furnish
tbe estimates . ibe Council fOr Tho grading
sn1 paving " the sane Tue Fire Marshal
on motion q AT. Dlsn was instructed 10
enforce the : as lsv relative % Gre escspss.
Other matters of ~ - cal inD1Tsrace rere
introduced c. motion t1i resolution. after
g teh ~ r. .f..s 81 = ftsrFn-i